RonaldNC Report post Posted April 23, 2009 I just purchased a 2005 Rexhall American Clipper 315. I was going through all the systems to perform normal maintenance, and was a bit surprised to find that it has two 12-volt batteries connected in parallel! Every RV that I've owned/seen has two 6-volt batteries connected in series. I'm assuming that the 12-volt batteries are deep cycle ... although I'm not sure how I would tell the difference. Is this a problem for me? Why would someone choose to do this? Thanks, Ron Clanton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfe10 Report post Posted April 23, 2009 While there certainly are 12 VDC deep-cycle batteries, most sold for this purpose are "dual-purpose" or marine batteries. And many are purchased by those who just don't know the difference. As long as they fill your amp needs, I would not change them. BUT. when you shop for replacements, I suspect you will find that 6 VDC golf cart batteries are the least expensive quality deep-cycle battery. And converting from two 12 VDC (in parallel) to two 6 VDC (in series) is easy. If you are looking for high-end batteries and cost is not that critical, AGM batteries such as Lifeline Battery are maintenance free, accept a charge faster than wet cells, have a much lower self discharge rate, etc. http://www.lifelinebatteries.com/ Brett Wolfe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
